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Students: Debts

Asked by Alex BakerLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 15 October 2024UIN 8004

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if her Department will make an estimate of the median level of student debt held by people in Aldershot constituency.

Answered by Janet Daby

The median debt of full-time undergraduate borrowers funded by student finance England, whose postcode is within the Aldershot constituency, and who entered repayment within the last five financial years is £46,577. The median debt includes tuition fees and maintenance loans and the effective date of the data is 30 April 2024.

The borrower’s postcode refers to the current contact or home address supplied by the borrower to the Student Loans Company.

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